Archive for April, 2011

This post is part of the free calendar wallpaper series. Each month I create a new wallpaper featuring the current calendar. Looking at the same image over and over again is not very stimulating. Hence having a new desktop background each month should help getting your creative juices flowing. The May 2011 Calendar Wallpaper is entitled “Gravity”. This time round I’ve tried to steer clear of my usual abstract / geometric designs and experiment with photography as the main element. The wallpaper still has the vintage touch I love so much. In terms of inspiration there’s simply too many sources to list. If you like it please do share. + Continue Reading

This latest freebies set contains 17 High Resolution Clouds Photoshop Brushes. The brushes are between 2300px to 2500px large which makes them ideal for both print and web projects. These brushes were sitting on my computer for a while now and I always forgot to release them. They can be used in a variety of ways such as for adding cosmic and nebulae elements to your designs. Why not alter them using the warp and smudge tools in Photoshop. Alternatively you could create simple backgrounds with these for your design. Feel free to share your experiments with us! As always these hi-res Photoshop brushes are free for commercial and personal use. + Continue Reading

This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday Series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series.

Billy Bogiatzoglou is a young digital artist from the UK currently on his final year studying digital art. His style is colourful, vibrant and busy, mixing 3D elements with more traditional digital techniques such as lightning and collages. I predict great things for Billy after graduation. For more inspiration make sure to visit his Behance profile where he showcases case studies of most of his designs. + Continue Reading

This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday Series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series.

Marcin Struniawsk aka Dean is a 27 years old graphic designer based in Warsaw / Poland. He’s especially focused on photo manipulation, illustration, animation and photography paying a lot of attention to the typography of designs. For more inspiration make sure to visit Marcin’s portfolio at www.deandesign.pl. + Continue Reading

This post is part of the For Your Inspiration Monday Series showcasing the most inspiring designs out there. Each week a new artist or design style will be presented in order to get your creative juices flowing for the upcoming week. I hope you enjoy the series.Tony Ariawan digital artist and graphic artist based in Jakarta, Indonesia. I love the vibrancy and colourfulness of his work and his compositions are spot on. Below is just a small selection of his work. For more inspiration make sure to visit Tony Ariawan’s official playground at area105.com. + Continue Reading

This post is part of the free calendar wallpaper series. Each month I create a new wallpaper featuring the current calendar. Looking at the same image over and over again is not very stimulating. Hence having a new desktop background each month should help getting your creative juices flowing. The April 2011 Calendar Wallpaper is entitled “Source”. The triangular shapes were created in Illustrator, while the circles were made in Photoshop CS5 using the new 3D options. I tried to select a colour palette which I hadn’t used before and think that it works well with the overall composition. Please share it if you like it. + Continue Reading